New Mexico State House District 52

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-052
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
052
Land Area
138.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.28 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 52

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Doña Ana County138.58 sq mi100.0%3.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Vado CDP2.98 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Anthony city2.59 sq mi1.9%95.8%
Las Cruces city2.16 sq mi1.6%2.8%
University Park CDP1.00 sq mi0.7%65.0%
Berino CDP0.94 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Mesquite CDP0.77 sq mi0.6%93.7%

Showing all 6 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NM District 230,162100.0%4.3%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
17,709
Active Voters
16,687 (94.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,86944.4%
Republican4,12323.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties3622.0%
No party recorded5,35530.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,655 (20.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202410,235 (57.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20226,922 (39.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20209,373 (52.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20186,774 (38.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20167,347 (41.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20144,102 (23.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20126,062 (34.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 11/26/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
30,021 (± 1,893)
Median Age
36.3
Median Household Income
$55,558 (± $5,219)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
71.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,16823.9%
18 to 6417,03656.7%
65 and over5,81719.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)23,71879.0%
White, not Hispanic5,62618.7%
Black, not Hispanic880.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1160.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1290.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic90.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic30.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3321.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
26,170
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
19,191

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic6,23623.8%
Hispanic19,93676.2%
White5,62221.5%
Black820.3%
Asian690.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1320.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races1600.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic5,42528.3%
Hispanic13,76371.7%
White4,92425.7%
Black1110.6%
Asian1310.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native920.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races1550.8%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).